Danbury man charged after stabbing

John Pirro

Updated 10:09 pm, Monday, July 29, 2013

DANBURY -- A Danbury man was arrested after he stabbed a man in the face on Osborne Street early Monday morning, police said.

Jorge Bonilla, 20, of Starr Avenue, faces charges of first-degree assault and second-degree threatening as a result of the attack, which occurred shortly before 1:30 a.m.

The victim said Bonilla had spent the evening drinking and playing dominoes with him and his fiancee and apparently became angry because the victim yelled at the woman, who was a mutual friend.

As the two men were talking on the street later, Bonilla allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim in the cheek, police said.

Police Sgt. John Krupinsky said that while police were interviewing the victim, Bonilla called him. The man handed the phone to police, and when officers said they wanted to talk to him, Bonilla invited them to his house, where they took him into custody.

Police also recovered the knife, Krupinsky said.

Bonilla pleaded not guilty to the charges in state Superior Court Monday and was being held on $50,000 bond pending another court appearance on Aug. 15.